balance and total in account window

[Chris Shoemaker]

On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 10:16:17PM -0400, don Paolo Benvenuto wrote:
> El sáb, 27-05-2006 a las 21:43 -0400, Chris Shoemaker escribió:
> > On Sat, May 27, 2006 at 09:24:28PM -0400, don Paolo Benvenuto wrote:
> > > I can' understand what does the two column "balance (period)" and "total
> > > (period)" mean. I see that for some account they are different, but,
> > > what's precisely the meaning of the two?
> > 
> > All of the "balance" columns give the balance in that single account.
> > All of the "total" columns give the accumulated balance in that
> > account plus all subaccounts that have the same commodity.
> 
> ah, ok
> 
> but "balance" would be "balance at the end of period" - "balance at the
> beginning of period"? Am I right?

exactly.

-chris